Serena Williams crushed Elena Vesnina in straight sets on Thursday to set up a Wimbledon final with Angelique Kerber or sister Venus. ___5237423___https:_____static ...

(Corrects to say Vesnina's match was three minutes shorter than Safina's 2009 semi-final) * Williams drops only three points on serve * Vesnina's first grand slam singles semi over in 48 minutes * ...

Former Russian player Elena Vesnina has opened up about the challenging circumstances tennis players are facing nowadays. There has been calls about the need for changes in the hectic tennis schedule.

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Russia's Elena Vesnina, the last unseeded singles player standing, reached her first grand slam semi-final on Tuesday, defeating 19th seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-2.